Dear Future Aupair:
We are in search of a helper for our 22 year old autistic son, who is high functioning but with very limited speech (age 5 speech capabilities). And our 14 year old son is with us part time, as we have shared custody with his Mother. There will be occasions during the later part of the day in which transportation would be required to and from his athletic activities as well. Our autistic son, is capable of most things, but needs verbal direction or sometimes the first steps to a task assisted with in order to direct him on a simple task. (getting ready for bed - setting clothing options out for him to dress himself or something as simple as turning on a shower for him. He can do the rest, he just needs to have the initial assistance of actually turning on the water to a safe temperature.)

We own our own businesses that are located within 2-10 minutes from our home, and have quite a bit of flexibility in our schedule. BUT, since both of our older children have left the house and are currently serving in the U.S. military, we find that we are in need of someone to be at home with our son who is mentally handicapped during our peak hours of operation for our businesses. We would like to have someone who is into arts and crafting as well as going on visits to the zoo, and taking our sons to places that are fun. (some examples would be: Bowling, Baseball games, Swimming, Nature walks.)

We live in a very nice area of countryside in Northeast Ohio. We are close to all kinds of shopping and areas of commerce, yet we are quietly tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the cities.
Tasks that would be required: meal and snack prep, laundry, dusting, vacuuming, dishes, transportation to and from after-school activities, accompany children to locations of interest/entertainment, initiation of arts/crafts and clean-up, direction of bedtime.